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FC St. Pauli v FC Koln : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg

Home advantage can be vital in the Bundesliga, and Alexander Blessin’s FC St. Pauli will have the blessing of it on Friday evening. Lukas Kwasniok’s FC Koln are their opponents at the Millerntor-Stadion. All stats, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head to head (H2H) history, will update as you explore each of the seventeen betting markets via the tabs below. Odds and, of course, our predictions will too.

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FC St. Pauli's next match is v Heidenheim at 14:30 on Saturday 25th April
FC Koln's next match is v Leverkusen at 14:30 on Saturday 25th April
The last German Bundesliga meeting between St. Pauli and Köln was on Friday 17th April 2026
German Bundesliga
April 17th 2026
St. Pauli 1
1 Köln
 
K. Mets 69'86' G. Waldschmidt
 
STP
KOE
Shots On
6
1
Shots Off
4
5
Corners
8
5
Possession
48%
52%
Fouls
6
2
Yellow/red cards
4/0
1/0
 
St. PauliKöln
 
K. Metsfootball icon
H. Wahl
A. Pyrka
T. Ando
J. Irvine
D. Sinani
N. Vasilj
L. Ritzka (M. Saliakas 65')
M. Rasmussen
A. Hountondji (C. Metcalfe 77')
M. Pereira Lage (M. Kaars 87')
M. Schwäbe
E. Martel
(K. Hansen 70') A. Castro-Montes
(G. Waldschmidt 79') Í. Jóhannesson
(M. Bülter 51') R. Ache
S. El Mala
J. Kamiński
J. Simpson-Pusey
(F. Chávez Somocursio 79') S. Sebulonsen
C. Özkacar
(L. Maina 46') J. Thielmann

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither St. Pauli or Köln are in the sort of form that would have us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so we're going with over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have form in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 74% chance of 2 goals or more.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think St. Pauli are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 37% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.70.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
St. Pauli
37%
15/8
25%
18/1
21%
Draw
26%
12/5
6%
1/20
2%
Köln
37%
11/8
23%
16/1
19%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2
8%
2/9
St. Pauli 1-0
9%
9/1
33%
1/2
23%
Köln 1-0
9%
8/1
6%
17/4
St. Pauli 2-1
8%
10/1
16%
7/1
6%
Köln 2-1
8%
17/2
21%
13/2
15%
Draw 0-0
7%
10/1
29%
19/20
13%
St. Pauli 2-0
6%
14/1
36%
19/4
26%
Köln 2-0
6%
11/1
20%
18/1
17%
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
13%
25/1
8%
St. Pauli 3-1
4%
22/1
10%
50/1
12%
Köln 3-1
4%
18/1
27%
45/1
19%
St. Pauli 3-0
3%
28/1
38%
28/1
24%
Köln 3-0
3%
22/1
32%
60/1
26%
St. Pauli 3-2
2%
28/1
15%
125/1
Köln 3-2
2%
25/1
37%
100/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
10/11
13%
17/2
7%
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
10/11
14%
1/25
6%
Home 1st Goal
48%
21/20
12%
21/10
14%
Away 1st Goal
48%
5/6
17%
5/2
15%
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1
29%
19/20
7%
BTTS - Yes
54%
4/6
13%
29/10
6%
BTTS - No
46%
11/10
10%
2/9
7%
BTTS - Home Win
18%
9/2
10%
7/1
9%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
4%
2/11
3%
BTTS - Away Win
18%
7/2
31%
6/1
20%
Home/draw
63%
8/15
13%
1/100
13%
Away/draw
63%
2/5
11%
1/200
11%
Home/away
74%
3/10
4%
17/2
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/7
5%
29/20
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
11/4
17%
1/2
8%
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
11/5
20%
55/1
8%
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
4/11
9%
1/1000
6%
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
5/1
25%
66/1
7%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/8
5%
1/200
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
12/1
24%
1/50
13%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/25
1%
1/50
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/20
2%
3/4
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/1
29%
1/1
13%
Home DNB
56%
1/1
23%
19/20
21%
Away DNB
55%
8/11
21%
3/4
20%
St. Pauli win to nil
20%
9/2
47%
-
Köln win to nil
19%
10/3
13%
-
St. Pauli / St. Pauli
18%
7/2
20%
10/1
22%
St. Pauli / Köln
3%
25/1
24%
33/1
19%
St. Pauli / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
20/1
Draw / St. Pauli
12%
11/2
18%
27/10
18%
Draw / Köln
14%
5/1
8%
27/10
18%
Draw / Draw
16%
9/2
16%
8/5
2%
Köln / St. Pauli
3%
25/1
10%
33/1
Köln / Köln
21%
11/4
25%
10/1
18%
Köln / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
22/1
Win / draw / win Bundesliga table

St. Pauli have played 29 matches so far this season and are in 16th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

27 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 7 and won 5. St. Pauli have conceded 47 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 12 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

St. Pauli have played 14 games at home, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 25 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Köln lay in 13th place on 30 points in the Bundesliga league table having played 29 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 5 and losing 1 game. They have scored 15 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Köln have conceded 14 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Köln have played 14 away games, winning 2, drawing 5 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
St. Pauli
Köln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bayern3025418079 
l
 
0-5A
l
 
3-1F
l
 
1-3F
May 16
2
Dortmund3019743064 
d
 
3-3A
l
 
3-2A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
3
RB Leipzig3018572259 
d
 
1-1A
May 9
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-1A
4
Stuttgart3017582056 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1A
5
Hoffenheim3016681554 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
6
Leverkusen3015781952 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
Apr 25
l
 
2-0A
7
Freiburg3012711-443 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
4-1F
l
 
2-1F
8
E.Frankfurt3011910-242 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
l
 
3-4F
d
 
2-2A
9
Augsburg3010614-1636 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
10
Mainz3081012-934 
May 3
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
11
Union Berlin308814-1832 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
May 2
12
Köln3071013-731 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
-
-
13
B. M'gladbach3071013-1431 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
2-0A
d
 
3-3A
l
 
3-1A
14
Hamburg3071013-1531 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
w
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1A
15
W.Bremen308715-1831 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
16
St. Pauli306816-2526 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
17
Wolfsburg306618-2524 
May 16
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3F
18
Heidenheim304719-3319 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 25
May 10
d
 
2-2A
Win / draw / win form
St. Pauli 16TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Köln 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for FC St. Pauli of late. It has been 6 Bundesliga games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Friday evening against FC Koln.

St. Pauli 16th Köln 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that St. Pauli will score no more than 1 goal
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Köln will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-37
St. Pauli have scored 37% fewer goals at home than predicted
-20
Köln have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
0.9
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2025/2025 season
St. Pauli
PG (predicted goals)
Köln
1.3
1.3
Attack rating
STP
KOE
36%
better
view stats
Games scored17
25
Failed to score12
4
Scored first9
13
Goals scored25
43
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.5
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for12
16
Avg. XG for1
1.5
KickOff rating
+36%
Defence rating
4%
better
STP
KOE
view stats
Games conceded24
26
Clean sheets5
3
Conceded first17
16
Goals conceded50
50
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against19%
18%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.6
KickOff rating
+4%

St. Pauli v Köln Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

St. Pauli Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
30535
N VasiljD SinaniD SinaniA Dzwigala
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Vasilj GLK30
-
T Ando DEF111
3
-
H Wahl DEF2621
1
-
K Mets DEF211
2
-
A Pyrka MID271
3
-
J Irvine MID20
1
1
M Rasmussen MID9
-
L Ritzka MID18
1
-
D Sinani FWD2753
4
-
M Lage FWD2822
4
-
A Hountondji FWD174
2
-
Subs
B Voll GLK
-
M Saliakas DEF1613
3
-
D Nemeth  DEF
-
L. Oppie DEF211
-
A Dzwigala DEF1711
5
-
C Metcalfe MID211
1
-
A. Ceesay FWD16
2
-
T Hara FWD3
-
M Kaars FWD253
1
-
Köln Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3011411
M SchwäbeS. El MalaR AcheE Martel
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Schwäbe GLK30
1
-
S Sebulonsen DEF27
5
-
J. Simpson-Pusey DEF8
1
1
C Özkacar DEF21
2
-
A Castro-Montes DEF1113
2
-
J Thielmann MID2331
4
-
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson MID2812
4
-
E Martel MID2822
10
1
J Kaminski MID3073
4
-
R Ache FWD2974
3
-
S. El Mala FWD30114
3
-
Subs
R Zieler GLK
1
-
J Schmied DEF13
4
-
K Lund DEF291
2
-
R Berg DEF141
1
T Krauß MID241
4
-
F. Chávez Somocursio MID5
-
L Maina MID202
-
L Waldschmidt FWD2144
1
-
M Bülter FWD2834
3
-